Osvaldo looked at Selena's expectant eyes in silence. It was obvious that if he had met Selena herself as a child instead of the milk bun, Aarav's identity would have been revealed long ago.
Aarav was Selena's brother, and they were most likely twins due to the high probability of genetic inheritance in the Cummings family. This explained why Selena had suddenly started coughing up blood before - it wasn't her who was injured, but Aarav.
Selena stared at Osvaldo without saying a word, hoping for an answer. After a moment of silence, Osvaldo rubbed her hair and asked if she really wanted to know who he was.
Selena nodded firmly and said that she needed to know who he was. Her dark eyes lost their shine as she spoke about how everyone had kept this secret from her and even erased parts of her memory.
Osvaldo knew exactly who "they" were - those responsible for hiding the truth from Selena all these years. He promised not to keep any secrets from her anymore.
When Selena was five years old, she distinctly remembered having a brother. But when they met again as adults, she claimed to be an only child with no siblings. It was clear that all her memories of Aarav had been wiped clean.
Because he was also connected to Aarav's memories, his own memories were erased as well. As Selena put it, being able to remember even the slightest bit about him was already difficult enough.
Osvaldo held Selena's hand tightly and said, "Let me go see someone tomorrow and then I'll tell you everything, okay?" He needed to meet with the monarch himself for both Selena's sake and for information about Aarav.
Selena felt a little disappointed but knew Osvaldo wouldn't lie to her. Plus now that she knew Osvaldo was the same boy from her childhood memories, finding out more about her big brother would be easier.
So even though she wasn't thrilled about it, Selena agreed by saying "Okay."
Osvaldo pinched her cheek and said,"After we settle this matter let's talk about something else!"
Selena replied with a blank expression on her face.
Osvaldo smiled slightly,"Do you know how long I waited back then?"
Selena still had no idea what he meant so remained silent.
Looking at her guilty expression Osvaldo spoke in an icy tone,"Do you know how close I came to dying alone?"
Even though she didn't have this memory herself, Selena instinctively knew everything Osvaldo said was true.
She was real, and almost caused the other person to lose their life. Otherwise, she wouldn't feel guilty every time she thought of him subconsciously...
She weakly said, "Honey, I'm sorry. Don't be angry..."
Although she made a mistake, didn't she end up sacrificing herself in the end?
This is what they call digging a hole for oneself.
Osvaldo's gaze swept over her little spaghetti strap dress and his expression became dangerous.
There was a knock on the door outside.
Osvaldo spoke up, "Come in."
The man guarding outside walked in and saw his master holding his wife on the sofa with an expression that almost split open his face.
He suddenly remembered that the voice of the girl he brought in earlier sounded like Osvaldo's phone ringtone owner.
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